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  Encyclopedia article: Digital vehicle lighting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
External lighting on vehicles for ornamental purposes is not entirely a recent phenomenon.
Digital vehicle lighting depends on light emitting diodes.
Their application to use in vehicles was a natural extension of this, as automobiles in Western culture (The modern culture of western Europe and North America) are desired in part for their appearance as much as their usefulness as transportation devices.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/digital_vehicle_lighting.htm   (354 words)

  
 Lighting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lighting is classified by its intended use as general, localized, or task lighting, depending largely on the distribution of the light produced by the fixture.
Lighting from the side is the less common, as it tends to glare near eye level.
In the 2000s, neon lighting is increasingly yielding to digital vehicle lighting, in which bright LEDs are placed on the car and operated by a computer which can be customized and programmed to display a range of changing patterns and colors, a technlogy borrowed from Christmas lights.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lighting   (3365 words)

  
 Digital vehicle lighting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As early as the 1950s, certain vehicles featured illuminated translucent glass and plastic panels, either to provide a look of elegance--especially on limousines and other luxury automobiles.
In the era of muscle cars and hot rods, customized external lighting was sometimes prominent, usually using incandescent light bulbs.
Their application to use in vehicles was a natural extension of this, as automobiles in Western culture are desired in part for their appearance as much as their usefulness as transportation devices.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Digital_vehicle_lighting   (405 words)

  
 Lighting - TheBestLinks.com - Base, Battery (electricity), Electric light, Light pollution, ...
Vehicles often have white or yellow lights in front, to illuminate the part of the road, etc., in front, traffic signs, etc., and to make the vehicle more visible, and red tail-lights in the rear to quickly alert one driver about another's direction of travel.
In the image to the right, the top (white portion) of the tail light is the backup lamp, which when lit, is used to indicate that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in the reverse gear, warning anyone behind the vehicle that it is about to move in that direction.
In the first decade of 2000, neon lighting is increasingly yielding to digital vehicle lighting, which feature bright light emitting diodes (LEDs) which are operated by a controller which can be customized and programmed to display a whole range of variable colors.
www.thebestlinks.com /Lighting.html   (342 words)

  
 Motor vehicle lighting system - Patent 5473306
A motor vehicle lighting system for automatically turning headlights on when a transmission is shifted from neutral or park to forward or reverse, reducing electrical loads on batteries during vehicle start-ups and automatically resetting headlights from high beam to low beam.
Although current vehicles include turn signal indicator lights, the lights are generally outside a driver's forward field of vision and the sounds of turn signal flasher units are not discernible from vehicle engine noise, radios, and road noises.
The vehicle is in motion, the ignition switch 14 is at the "on" position and current is supplied via the ECU 16 and HI/LO switch 25 to relay coil "B" to close a pair of SPST relay contacts 31 and turn on the taillights 12.
www.freepatentsonline.com /5473306.html   (3540 words)

  
 Lighting Article, Lighting Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Vehicles often have white or yellow lights in front, to illuminate the part of the road, etc., in front, traffic signs, etc., and to make the vehicle more visible, and red tail-lights inthe rear to quickly alert one driver about another's direction of travel.
In the image to the right, the top (white portion) ofthe tail light is the backup lamp, which when lit, is used to indicate that the vehicle's transmission has been placed in thereverse gear, warning anyone behind the vehicle that it is about to move in that direction.
In the first decade of 2000, neon lighting is increasingly yieldingto digital vehicle lighting, which feature bright light emitting diodes (LEDs) which are operated by a controller which can be customized and programmed to display a whole range ofvariable colors.
www.anoca.org /light/vehicle/lighting.html   (340 words)

  
 Colorado State Patrol
When an accident occurs, in most cases, not only are the vehicles damaged, but also the specialized emergency equipment, speed-timing device and video equipment will suffer damage or be destroyed.
Prisoner partitions, emergency vehicle lighting, digital and VHF radios, and mobile data computers are transferred from decommissioned vehicles and installed into new vehicle.
The highly reflective rear decals which includes the motto "First In Traffic Safety" is intended to improve officer safety during traffic monitoring and when parked along the side of the road working on the scene of an accident or motorist assist.
www.csp.state.co.us /equip.cfm   (218 words)

  
 Lighting Equipment and Techniques Forum: Digital Lighting...Where to begin?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lights are lights, they're just tools like any other and different people have different personal preferences.
Continuous lighting is slightly easier with digital than with film because it's easier to get the colour balance right, but strobe wins out in every other respect other than initial cost.
I was 'brought up' on continuous lighting and, like nearly all other professionals, switched to strobe as soon as it became available.
www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00DUYK   (819 words)

  
 Outdoor Lighting Fixture - Best pricing
The fluorescent light, has, however, replaced many applications of the light bulb with its superior life and energy efficiency.
Thus, the first light fixtures designed to be works of art started appearing in the last decade of the nineteenth century.
The trick with these ingredients is to balance the two different grades of rubbing alcohol until you get a good balance between the alcohols density and the density of the oil.
www.lampsusa.com /OutdoorLightingFixturea.html   (318 words)

  
 Intellibeam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
he system consists of a digital light sensor that is located in a separate module that is mounted to the back of the inside rearview mirror.
The vehicle windshield is covered with ice, dirt, snow, haze, or the Intellibeam digital light sensor is obstructed.
The vehicle ride height is such that the front of the vehicle is pointed upward causing the Intellibeam light sensor to be aimed high.
www.gmtcny.com /intellibeam.htm   (697 words)

  
 Light and Lighting: Traditional Portraits & Digital Possibilities
This workshop is designed to be an in depth investigation and experience in using light as an enduring aesthetic force in your photographs, both traditionally and digitally.
Light is the vehicle that conveys the personal style and message in your work and at the same time, it can solve photographic problems you never thought possible.
Whether you are new to digital cameras, lighting or just have not been comfortable in the new methodology, this workshop helps you discern what works best for you.
www.cfje.dk /cfje/Uddbase.nsf/ID/UB04732183   (388 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Digital car lighting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential and voltage (derived from the ampere and watt).
Various light-emitting diodes (5 mm reds, 3 mm greens and yellows) A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the forward direction.
For this articles equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture Western Culture refers to the culture that has developed in the Western world.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Digital-car-lighting   (504 words)

  
 Lighting Systems for Digital Imaging and Photography
Lighting is seamless - a perfect tool for video or Quick Time VR.
Motorized controller works automatically or manually to give shooter freedom to change lighting between exposures or to sync with automatic camera exposures which means shooter does not need to supervise each shot.
Movement can be continuous, stepped at selected intervals and degrees and/or change direction from clockwise to counter-clockwise, which gives shooter multiple possibilities.
www.astronsys.com /as_orb_turntable.htm   (288 words)

  
 Lighting Technologies - Digital Catalogs
They are valuable tools for all tiers of the lighting industry.
Marketing Tools for Lighting Manufacturers - Digital catalogs are a highly cost effective marketing vehicle for lighting equipment manufacturers.
Lighting Technologies has teamed with Coperon Technologies to produce Digital Catalogs that provide comprehensive features and functions that go far beyond simple "page-turner" CD-ROM or web-based catalogs currently available.
www.lighting-technologies.com /Services/Digital_Catalogs.htm   (226 words)

  
 Discount Ceiling Fan - Online sale
The newest method used to produce white light leds uses no phosphors at all and is based on homoepitaxially grown zinc selenide znse on a znse substrate which simultaneously emits blue light from its active region and yellow light from the substrate.
A light wave consists of energy in the form of electric and magnetic fields.
Tungsten filaments were substituted for carbon filaments in incandescent lamps in 1907, and gas-filled incandescent lamps were developed in 1913.
www.lampsusa.com /DiscountCeilingFan.html   (315 words)

  
 Color Morphics - Digital Car Lighting - 16.7 Million Color LED Car Lights
Color Morphics is a digital lighting system for vehicles using LED lighting to bring 16.7 million colors with controllable and programmable head unit that replaces standard neons.
Color Morphics is a digital car lighting system to enhance your automobiles appearance.
Color Morphics is not NEON lighting, it is indeed digital car lighting using LED lights producing over 16.7 million colors.
www.digitalcarlighting.com   (182 words)

  
 Electronic flasher unit for vehicle lighting system and method of monitoring the operation thereof - Patent 5805061
The method of claim 6, wherein said electrical load driving circuit is a flasher lamp circuit of a lighting system of a vehicle, said electrical load elements comprise flasher lamps, and said step (f) is carried out to determine if there exists an open-circuit condition of at least one of said flasher lamps.
Moreover, different models of vehicles have different numbers and arrangements of main flasher lamps, for example, model variants in which two main lamps are respectively used in the rear, or in the front and the rear.
Moreover, for example, a trailer or the like may also be connected to a vehicle equipped with the present circuit arrangement, without requiring the flasher unit to be exchanged with a different flasher unit in view of the additional flasher lamps now being driven in the flasher circuit.
www.freepatentsonline.com /5805061.html   (8490 words)

  
 Varad Digital Hyper LED LED Accent Kit - CarDomain
Take LED lighting to a whole new level with Varad's Digital HLX technology.
The included digital controller selects between 4 separate lighting modes and a myriad of color choices.
With an average life span of over 100,000 hours, Varad Hyper LEDs are perfect for vehicle lighting and give off an intense true-color glow.
www.cardomain.com /item/VARHLX12   (279 words)

  
 Room Lights May Boost Health
Meanwhile, his Rensselaer colleague Mariana Figueiro believes that lighting in offices and schools could be improved to help people stay healthy and productive, by acting on their internal body clocks.
During the winter in the northeast, for example, a person can commute roundtrip in the dark and sit all day in electric light that's fine for vision, but may be too dim to stimulate the body clock.
They may be encouraged to take steps like providing plenty of natural light through windows and skylights, and installing bright blue LEDs near computer screens to give a dose of clock-adjusting light, she said.
www.livescience.com /technology/050829_ap_lighting_health.html   (801 words)

  
 Vehicle Lighting - Amazing Lighting Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Allied Trade Group, Inc., operators of Lighting Universe retail lighting showrooms, as well as the Lightinguniverse.com and Fixtureuniverse.com websites, is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Lighting Company, the leading retailer of decorative and commercial lighting in the Tri-Cities, Washington region.
Although vehicle lighting is paramount to safety, the inspection and/or...
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www.amazinglightingguide.com /vehicle-lighting.html   (567 words)

  
 Project Responder Ford Truck Emergency Vehicle
Now that the project was finished, this big, bad F-Series truck lights up the night and has enough power to tow a house down the road.
The goal of this undertaking was to completely renovate and transform a standard Ford truck with over a quarter million miles on the factory motor, into a show truck that will be equipped for nearly any emergency to which a volunteer firefighter might be called upon to respond.
There is plenty of polished aluminum and flashing lights, but there is also enough gear to outfit a small fire department.
www.projectresponder.com   (548 words)

  
 America Gift Store : Digital Vehicle Compass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Digital vehicle compass has patented magnetic sensor technology and weather station.
This tiny light is so powerful, it can be seen up to a mile away.
Perfect for lighting your way to the car, front door or anywhere additional lighting is required.
www.americagiftstore.com /Gifts/index361.html   (1002 words)

  
 When Hail Damages Your Vehicle: Six Simple Steps to Getting Back on the Road - Motor Trend News
Paintless dent repair is an efficient and effective technique for repairing damage to your vehicle, and may be completed within a day.
Before accepting your vehicle, look at the surface in fluorescent lighting and from several angles so that you can see all the details.
If you notice a flaw in your vehicle's repair, you should be able to have it fixed at no additional charge.
motortrend.com /features/news/112_050513_carcare   (572 words)

  
 Trans-Industries, Inc. Reports Third-Quarter Results
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trans-Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNI), a manufacturer of vehicle lighting systems and digital information products, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Contracted volume in the highway information products sector, along with a decline in lighting products in England and the phase out of bus window products domestically, caused the revenue decline.
With reduced sales, a net loss of $492,000 was incurred for the quarter compared with a net loss of $538,000 last year.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-24-2002/0001826444&EDATE=   (403 words)

  
 Triton Electronics - Welcome!
If you were to ask any of our customers, who range from trading companies, banks, and hospitals to law enforcement, fire, 911, and correctional centers, about Triton Electronics, Inc.'s performance, dedication to the customer, competitive pricing, and extensive knowledge; not only of our products, but also the many facets of the industry and consumer.
From 1995 to present we have been working with Eventide and their communications division to bring you the latest technology in digital recorders, call checks, and satellite chronometers.
Not only that, but a variety of emergency lighting products, ideal not only for marked vehicles, but unmarked or covert equipment.
www.tritonelec.com   (178 words)

  
 Revolutionary Steering Headlights on Route From Audi
Thanks to digital mockups (DMUs), the headlamp is positioned digitally in its future location at the earliest possible design phase.
By using parallel light-ray tracing, for example, the beam path in the rear light is determined and an image of the future chamber partitioning calculated.
Even the light in the interior, which is usually diffusely back-scattered, can only be determined by taking the whole of the interior fittings and their surface descriptions into account.
www.germancarfans.com /news.cfm/newsid/2020211.002/page/4/lang/eng/audi/1.html   (624 words)

  
 Digital Printing, Vehicle Livery - UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Pyramid Visuals (Pyramid Digital), Byfleet, Surrey, UK We provide companies with a striking and innovative visual medium for promoting their corporate image, marketing message and increasing customer awareness.
From vehicle and building wraps to exhibitions and signage our wide range of Grand and large format digtial printers can cater for all of your printing needs.
Fantasy Prints Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, UK Fantasy Prints Ltd is a company specialising in the digital printing of brochures, catalogues, greetings cards, postcards, large format posters, design work, display stands, NCR sets, wedding stationary, office supplies, leaflets, colour copying all this under one roof with an in-house design team at your disposal.
www.kellysearch.co.uk /gb-product-72660.html   (1793 words)

  
 U.S. Pregrant 20040218401 - Digital lighting apparatus for vehicle, controller for digital lighting apparatus, and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Digital lighting apparatus for vehicle, controller for digital lighting apparatus, and control program for digital lighting apparatus
A digital lighting apparatus for a vehicle, which employs a reflection digital light deflector, includes a storage unit that stores digital data of a plurality of light distribution patterns and a controller.
The controller selects digital data corresponding to a predetermined light distribution pattern from among the digital data stored in the storage unit and controls the reflection digital light deflector, and illuminates a road surface and the like with the predetermined light distribution pattern.
cxp.paterra.com /uspregrant20040218401.html   (211 words)

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